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<br /> ~-- '. <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 716 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE <br /> LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD <br /> CHAPTER 8.40, PEST CONTROL; ADOPTING <br /> THE ORDINANCE AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that provisions <br /> should be made for the control and elimination of insect pests within <br /> the City; <br /> NOW, 'I'HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: <br /> Section l. The following chapter 8.40 is hereby added <br /> to Title 8 of the Louisville Municipal Code: <br /> Chapter 8.40 Pest Control <br /> 8.40.010 Definitions <br /> For the purposes of this title, the following definitions <br /> shall apply: <br /> l. City Pest Inspector: means the Director of Community <br /> Services or his designated agents. <br /> 2. Insect Pests: means any of the small invertebrate <br /> animals in the phylum Arthropoda which are harmful to plants and <br /> animals. <br /> 3. Pests: means insect pest and animal pests, except <br /> -- <br /> rodents, jackrabbits and predatory animals. <br /> 4. Infestation; A parcel of property is infested if one <br /> square yard of area contains twenty-five or more nests at anyone time. <br /> 8.40.020 Control of Pests Required <br /> No property owner, agent or occupant shall allow his <br /> property to become infested by insect pests, or to maintain any <br /> property in any manner which allows pests to freely breed. It shall <br /> be the duty of the property owner to control insect pests and the <br /> breeding of insect pests upon all parcels of real property within <br /> the City. <br /> 8.40.030 Complaint and Notice <br /> A. Any person may file a written complaint with the City <br /> Pest Inspector concerning any infestation or concerning a pest <br /> breeding area. All such cOfL1?laints shall include the address or <br /> location of the infested property or breeding area. <br />